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Fans have been hoping for a remaster of the original Mass Effect trilogy for years now. However, the developer BioWare has gone through major ups and downs, including the poor reception of both Anthem and Mass Effect: Andromeda, difficulties developing for EA’s Frostbite engine, several developers stepping down from various projects including a lead animator for Andromeda, and a continued lack of confirmation for the remastered trilogy. The Mass Effect remaster, however, is not without evidence....

Covenants are a unique and exciting form of gameplay that gives many hours of replay value. The previous Dark Souls games held many bizarre and fun online experiences, but nothing compared to the exhilarating mayhem that can ensue when delving into Dark Souls 3’s multiplayer madness. There is co-op boss slaying, PvP skirmishes, and more! There are many ways to revel in the glory of battle alongside fellow Ashen Ones. There are rewards to be had as well....

There are some who believe that the best Nintendo console is the first one you ever owned. It’s an idea that speaks to the mark Nintendo has left on the industry and the way many of us feel the first time we experience the latest entry in one of their classic franchises. Your first Nintendo console truly is something special. With that out of the way, let’s talk about which Nintendo console is actually the best....

Insomniac’s first successful series, Spyro the Dragon, left the company’s hands after just three games. Its next endeavor, Ratchet and Clank, has been going strong since its inception in 2002. Over its almost two decades of existence, there have been ten mainline entries and numerous spin-offs — almost all of which have been met with critical praise and successful sales. The following list ranks them from shortest to longest (excluding the mobile entries)....

The delaying of launch games for Microsoft’s next-gen console did seriously hamper the Xbox Series X/S launch, but things are looking up in 2021. Not only are key delayed games like Halo Infinite and The Medium releasing in 2021, but there are plenty of multi-platform games coming to bolster the system as well. As much as backward compatibility and cross-gen games have bolstered Microsoft’s launch thus far, it’s not until next year where Xbox’s true next-gen experience will shine....

If you’ve played any hit sci-fi game in the past 20 years, you’ve heard Jennifer Hale’s voice. She’s behind iconic planet-hopping heroines like Samus Aran and Commander Shepard. She’s been called “The Queen of Video Game Acting” by The New Yorker, and was recognized by the Guinness World Records as “the most prolific female video game voice actor.” Now, she will lend her talents to her first audiobook project. What sort of book could merit such a notable video game voice?...

Last weekend, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, a multiplayer game developed by Mediatonic and published by Devolver Digital, which is due to be released on August 4, held its first public beta, shooting up the Twitch and Steam charts. On Twitch, it captured the top spot, while on Steam it was in the top ten. A 60-player battle royale, Fall Guys, which has been inspired by obstacle races like Takeshi’s Castle, Wipeout or Ninja Warrior, is currently available for preorder....

Fallout: New Vegas is often hailed by many as their favorite of the franchise, despite being a spin-off. Nonetheless, due to some controversy around the time of its release, a potential sequel has never manifested. Now, with Microsoft purchasing Bethesda and Obsidian Entertainment being under the same roof, it’s more possible than ever than a bonafide Fallout: New Vegas 2 (or some form of spiritual successor) manifests in the next few years....

A archery fan of Bethesda and Obsidian Entertainment’s post-apocalyptic role-playing game, Fallout: New Vegas, mods bow and arrow weaponry into the title. Even though Fallout: New Vegas has been out for over six years at this point, while fans wait on Obsidian Entertainment to fulfill its desire to make a new game in the franchise, PC players have continually been able to update the game beyond its official DLC packs and Ultimate Edition with mods to not only provide new stories and adventures, but also to give gamers fresh ways to explore and engage in combat....

The developers at Bethesda Softworks release a making of video for Fallout 4’s forthcoming Far Harbor DLC, with the clip detailing the area, story, and more. Shortly following beta testers’ leak of details and screenshots for Fallout 4’s Far Harbor DLC, Bethesda has now put out a new behind-the-scenes video featuring the expansion’s developers officially discussing what players should expect from the forthcoming content. On top of giving fans an idea of what the studio wanted to implement within the Fallout 4 add-on and how developers wanted to execute those concepts, the footage also offers a clear idea of the environment, the main thrust of the narrative, the new types of monsters to be encountered, and perhaps most importantly, the fresh gear and weapons players can wield....

When Fallout 76 arrives on PC and consoles it will reportedly break new grounds for the hugely popular RPG franchise. Leaks suggest that the game will have a focus on multiplayer and building and the game is also expected to be a prequel rather than a direct follow-on to the events of Fallout 4. However, during the Microsoft press conference at E3 2018, Bethesda revealed that this isn’t the only big difference between Fallout 76 and its predecessors....

Anyone who purchased the PlayStation VR headset when it launched in October 2016 might have been a little disappointed with the software that’s been released for the peripheral so far. However, there are high hopes that ambitious shooter Farpoint, which releases tomorrow, can offer a truly compelling experience for the hardware. Farpoint was unveiled at E3 2016, and was widely considered to be one of the more exciting projects in development for PlayStation VR....

It’s been a while since Fate/Grand Order players had anything to do after the GUDAGUDA Meiji Restoration rerun ended 2 weeks ago. Thankfully, the third GUDAGUDA event, Legend of the Imperial Capital Grail, is about to arrive featuring the return of Okita Souji, Oda Nobunaga, as well as some new servants. From June 3rd to June 15th, players can participate in the event for some fantastic rewards. Compared to the previous GUDAGUDA events, GUDAGUDA 3 directly references the Imperial Holy Grail War which takes place in the Koha-Ace alternate timeline....

Destiny’s latest update adds purchasable Weapon Parts; fixes Crucible rewards, bounties, and quests; refills Nightstalkers’ quivers, and shows off future rewards. Today, Bungie has pushed a new update to Destiny: Patch 2.0.2, which the developer has labeled, “The one about Weapon Parts and Crucible Bounties.” Destiny’s Patch 2.0.2 brought something many players have been looking forward to: the Gunsmith in the Tower is now selling 5 Weapon Parts in exchange for 250 glimmer....

Destruction AllStars released this week exclusively for PS5, coming as a free title for PS+ subscribers. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been all that well-received by fans or critics, receiving a 2 out of 5-Star rating from TheGamer. The thing is, Destruction AllStars shouldn’t be considered as a traditionally “bad game.” Part car combat. Part platformer. Part battle royale. Part… you get the point. It just doesn’t know what kind of game it wants to be yet....

The success of the animated Castlevania series on Netflix has led producer Adi Shankar to expand his vision. Shankar announced on Friday that, while the third season of Castlevania had been greenlit, he’s also started work on a Devil May Cry TV series. And if that wasn’t a wild enough announcement, Shankar also revealed that both Castlevania and Devil May Cry would together form the start of their own multiverse, dubbed the “Bootleg Multiverse....

The 20th anniversary of Diablo II quietly came and went without much fuss, and while there was no major announcement made like the remastering of the game, players still have something to look forward to. To celebrate the event, players who log into Diablo III on PC and console will be rewarded with a free pair of Prime Evil Wings. There is no exact duration listed for claiming these items, so players will likely be able to log in for a few weeks and still nab them....

The Battlefield 3 beta kicked off a week ago and many first impressions haven’t really been the strongest. In essence, the beta has been filled with a myriad of glitches and really poor textures on the console versions, causing many to wonder whether or not Battlefield 3 will be up to snuff when it releases later this month. DICE’s Patrick Liu says that the players are misunderstanding what the meaning of a beta test is, a statement echoed by DICE’s community manager....

Dishonored 2 publisher Bethesda Game Studios officially announces details for the game’s second major update, revealing intentions to add a mission select feature. Just a few weeks ago, the developers at Arkane Studios provided Dishonored 2 fans with the game’s first significant post-launch patch in the form of a free update that not only included the chance to experience the title all over again from the very beginning with its New Game Plus mode, but also offered players the opportunity to utilize both Corvo and Emily’s powers regardless of which character is chosen for the playthrough....

As many fans of Tom Clancy’s The Division are probably aware at this point, the game’s Update 1.2 Conflict patch officially went live earlier this week, and it’s brought a fair share of problems to the third-person shooter. A bevy of game breaking bugs across the game’s platforms have cropped up, with some players reporting that the update has been deleting characters, while others describe encountering myriad issues with stability and matchmaking in multiple game modes....